Monthly Archives: November 2010

Scientists filtered Y-chromosome haplotypes in the Nile River Valley in Egypt in 274 unrelated males, using the p49a,f TaqI polymorphism. These individuals were born in three regions along the river: in Alexandria (the Delta and Lower Egypt), in Upper Egypt, and in Lower Nubia. Fifteen different p49a,f TaqI haplotypes are present in Egypt, the three most common being haplotype V, haplotype XI, and haplotype IV. read more

Organs and bones were illegally harvested from the bodies of dead nuclear industry workers at Sellafield for radiation research without their consent over a period of 30 years, an inquiry found yesterday.read more

The police in Auchi, Edo State have arrested an unnamed aide of a member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State with bags of cannabis.

A statement from the Edo State Police Command on Wednesday said the aide was arrested in a 407 Peugeot car with registration no NASS FL 142 REP. The statement said the suspect was the lone occupant of the vehicle, which was conveying 10 bags of weeds suspected to be Indian hemp.read more

Nigerian investigators who followed a paper trail learned that Iran’s foreign ministry endorsed a Nigerian visa application for one of the two Iranians who allegedly shipped the weapons, saying he would work at the Iranian Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. read more

Why are the Ethiopians and Egyptians bandy-legged? Is it because
of that the body of itself creates, because of disturbance by heat, like
loss of wood when they become dry? The condition of their hair supports this theory; for it is curlier than that of other
nations…” (Aristotle, _Problemata_ 909, 7)read more